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  2. NetBackup™ Flex Scale Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup Flex Scale network management
  4. Data network configurations
  5. Network configuration on bonded interfaces (bond0 on eth5 and eth7)
  6. Adding a data network
NetBackup™ Flex Scale Administrator's Guide

Adding a data network

You can add a new data network.

To add a new data network

  1. Navigate to Settings > Network > Data Network (bonded).
  2. Click on the Actions button (vertical ellipsis) on the right side of Data-Network. Select Add Data Network.
  3. The Add data network form appears. Provide the necessary details.

    The NetBackup primary server, media server and the storage server names can contain a maximum of 64 characters, including the domain name.

    Interface

    Choose bond0

    Routing settings

    Enter the subnet mask and gateway for the network

    VLAN ID

    Enter the VLAN ID

    This is an optional parameter.

    Media servers

    Enter the FQDN and IP address for each media server as per the input method selected

    MSDP engines

    Enter the FQDN and IP addresses for each MSDP engine as per the input method selected

    Primary server

    Enter the FQDN and IP address of primary server

    Note:

    If you deploy a cluster with only media servers, you do not have to enter these details.

    Note:

    If the cluster is configured in a non-DNS environment, the Automatic option is disabled and you have to specify the FQDNs and the IP addresses.

  4. Click Add Data Network. The process for adding the network is initiated.
  5. View the Recent Activity panel in the top navigation bar for the status of the task. You can monitor the status of the operation by clicking View details on the taskbar.
  6. Once the data network is added successfully, the newly added data network appears under Data Network (bonded).

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